WOW! Thank you for the support everyone!!!! I NEED it
and when I logged on tonight, I got it! Yay......Yes, I'm ready I think......I stopped by the pharmacy to pick up my meds that I need. Dexamethason (prednisone) I took 2 tabs with some crackers around 4 pm. And then I just took the other two for today. Tomorrow I take 2 more in the a.m. Then off to chemo and I'll bring the anti nausea one Prochlorper
these are probably generics.... and I'm supposed to take one of those 3 x a day, I'll bring them with me because I'm not sure what day I'm supposed to take them. I'm thinking probably on the days I start feeling nauseous (IF I get that feeling
) A lot of people told me I should be fine, we'll see! I do have my health (generally speaking) and I always eat right (go figure)
I've been craving certain foods and have been going with what my body wants: MANGOES it's got a thick skin which is recommended and I just cut the skin off and eat that thing over the kitchen sink.
Later on I googled it and found out that they are loaded with vitamins A, B and other good stuff. No wonder! So I can have bananas and other THICK SKINNED fruits, otherwise I have to avoid the washable fruits, like salad greens, tomatoes, grapes, even apples are questionable cause of their skins, (e coli etc) So that's OK as long as I can have some things, or I have to boil them before I eat them. OR better yet, just eat the canned fruits and not worry about it. Del Monte makes a sugar free version of chopped peaches in plastic cups hat I've been stock piling, and also the Vitamin Water Zero, with electrolytes and added vites and other goodies I may need when I'm down. I'm eating a lot of small meals so I don't bog my stomach down with a large meal that I may regret later.
Hmmmmm - chocolate pudding cups come to mind!
Yeah, I heard alcohol is a big no no. I like my evening cocktails, that will have to stop. I'll just have my vitamin water and just "pretend" it has vodka in it. I'll be a good girl! It will be strange going over there getting hooked up and waiting for the reactions. They do the drip real slow at first to see how you react. Then slowly add more "poison" until you can tolerate it without too many side effects: rash, burning sensation, palpatations, sweaty feeling, etc. I hope it's mild for me. Anyway, they monitor you and adjust the chemo accordingly with other meds, if you suffer too much from anything. DH will be with me for the first hour or so to make sure I'm OK and on my way. Then he'll go home and do his thing on the computer, have lunch etc and then come back for me around 2 pm. I should be done around 3 or 3:30. Our home is only a mile away from the Dr. so he won't be too far away if I feel like I'm gonna freak out.
Thank you all for the well wishes, it really helps to keep me going with this, and hearing everyone's experiences helps a lot too. Gives me some perspective. I don't like going into something serious as this with my blinders on, I appreciate all the info. And a lot of it sounds encouraging. (I can do this!)
Yes - IHWIMY - I'll be going every Wednesday too, every 21 days. It has something to do with cell growth (21 days) and they like to zap the fast growing cells then. What ever I experience after my first dose will be similar to every treatment I get. So I'm hoping my first encounter will be tolerable. I'm bracing for the "exhausted" feeling, and the aches and pains in my joints, the inevitable puke feeling (maybe not!) and whatever I may feel - Hey I'll let you all know how it goes - but I'm not going to anticipate it too much, just enough to be ready.
I really thank you all for being here for me. I don't feel so alone.
I'm feeling OK right now, the steroids didn't effect me too much, I do feel like I want to be busy though
Maybe that will wear off in a while, wait, it's already midnight, oh well, there is always some sewing to do!
